Senior Consultant to Manager - Finance & Corporate Advisory | Education Consulting

Location: Melbourne, Brisbane 

Contract Type: Permanent 
 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

MinterEllison's Consulting Services are leading strategic advisors ready to design, develop and operationalise with clients.  Businesses need integrated capabilities to solve complex organisational problems.  At MinterEllison, we've brought together an unmatched team of experts under one roof with deep industry knowledge and commercial experience who are focused on designing, developing and operationalising solutions in the service areas of Technology, Cyber Security, Risk & Regulatory, Legal Optimisation, Education and ESG.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

Our Team

Wells Advisory has merged with MinterEllison Consulting. Our team is comprised of management consultants with backgrounds, skills and knowledge to support a range of diverse clients and service streams within the education sector.

Our Education Practice provides consulting advice to senior executive leaders, encompassing regulation, governance, audit and review, strategy, business case development, growth and market expansion, transaction support and financial analysis. Our clients include government, regulatory agencies, leading universities, independent research institutes, private education businesses, technology companies and investors.

The Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Consultant or Manager to join our tight knit education consulting team whose primary objective will be to support the finance & corporate advisory service stream with opportunity to work across our 3 other service offerings. This is a full-time permanent position available in our Melbourne practice with hybrid working arrangements available. 

In this role you will have the opportunity to;

• Contribute to client engagements and form a core part of our consulting team.
• Support projects, develop knowledge and skills in education consulting and be a part of the continuous growth of the team and the firm,
• Take ownership of the various Education market databases and
• Manage multiple parallel client engagements, with projects usually involving client and stakeholder engagement and consultation, solution and design workshops, research and analysis (qualitative and quantitative, as required), and developing high-impact reports/deliverables.

More About You

• Bachelor degree or higher in a Commerce or Accounting field.
• Chartered Accountant or Certified Practising Accountant, or studying towards
• 5+ years' experience as a management accountant, business analyst, management consultant or auditor
• Ability to build rapport quickly and create valuable relationships with clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail
• Background in the following will be highly regarded
  • financial / data analysis / financial modelling
  • financial statement
  • budgeting and forecast forecasting
  • deep integration of data
  • market research
  • report writing
  • mergers and acquisitions
• Advanced skills in Microsoft office suite, experience with analytics platforms / tools, such as Tableau, PowerBI will be considered as highly desirable.

 Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact  [email protected].